Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
The UK attended the Australian hosted Codex Committee on Food Import/Export Inspection and Certification Systems in Cairns during the week commencing 16 Septemb...
On 30 October, the Chancellor announced in the Budget that the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Th...
Today the Govt issued a response to the UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) ‘introduction of a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)’ alongside ...
The KingsGate Food Pantry offers dignity, choice and friendship to families in Peterborough struggling against poverty by offering nutritious, affordable food a...
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) and the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) have issued a joint letter to the government, calling for urgent action follow...
French Customs authorities have revised the dates they will be switching off their national transit management system (Delta-T). This outage will now take place...
Defra are pleased to confirm that as of 22/10/2024 the new Plant Health Information (PHI) Service has been published and is now open for general use. This syst...
You may submit your application for a licence between 1 November 2024 and 5pm on 7 November 2024. If this is your first application in the quota year you will n...
This Defra document provides a summary of results from a survey of workers who were issued Seasonal Worker visas during 2023. The purpose of the survey is to g...
The Seasonal Worker visa route has been confirmed today for 2025, with a total of 43,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for horticulture and 2,000 for poultry ...
Back in March 2023, WRAP published The Pathway to Selling More Uncut Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Loose (The Pathway), which set out a vision to increase the prop...
If you are importing cut conifer trees less than 3m in height or foliage from the EU, Switzerland or Liechtenstein to GB, you will need to obtain a Phytosanitar...
